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A man in Alabama says he was shot 10 times while trying to protect his friends from a gunman who fatally shot Kimber Mills, a high school cheerleader.

Mills, 18, was shot early Sunday in Pinson, Alabama, in a heavily wooded area referred to as The Pit, according to AL.com . The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said that the suspect, 27-year-old Steven Tyler Whitehead, showed up at around 12:24 a.m. and fired his gun several times after a verbal and physical fight. WVTM reported the shooting took place at a bonfire.

Prosecutors charged Whitehead with three counts of attempted murder and he is being held on a $180,000 bond.

Ashley Mills, the victim's sister, shared on Facebook that Kimber died on Wednesday night. Kimber

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